[Talk-GB] Adding a further 250, 000 UK roads quickly using a Bot?

[Richard Mann]

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com> wrote:
> Stephen Gower <socks-openstreetmap.org at ...> writes:
>
>>What do you do when a road has completely gone?
>
> I make a way with not:name and no other tags.

That doesn't work - it has to have a recognised highway tag. Peter
says it will be changed some time soon so that any highway tag (eg
highway=abandoned) will get it included in the comparison.

Richard